Study on Vacuum Materials Outgassing Rate Using the Method of Switching Between Two Pumping Paths

A new measurement apparatus for vacuum materials outgassing rate was developed, which is mainly composed of three systems, including ultra-high vacuum system, high vacuum system, switching between two pumping paths (SPP) measurement system. The test principle of the modified SPP method is described in details, and the newly-developed technique has two main advantages over the conventional one. Firstly, the errors due to the use of two gauges with different physical properties are avoided by using only one gauge during data processing. Secondly, the outgassing rate of sample chamber, the test chamber and the outgassing or pumping effect of the gauge head can be eliminated enormously. Based on the SPP method, this paper gives the details of the experiments and the results on specific outgassing rate of the 7075 aluminum alloy sample in different conditions, namely, at different times and at different temperatures generated by infrared light irradiation heating.